PART III: TEST YOURSELF

1. Gap - filling: Choose the suitable words from the box to complete the sentences.

Breadwinner groceries washing - up sociable laundry

.enormous for homemaker shares chores

1.A _____________ is a person who manages a home and often raises children instead of earning
money from a job.
2.A _____________ is the member of a family who earns the money that the family needs.
3.In a food store, shop or supermarket, you can buy a lot of _____________ such as food and clothes.
4.There are a lot of dirty clothes and sheets in Tom’s room, so it’s time for him to do his _______
5.Traditionally, girls have to do ____________ which consists of cleaning plates, pans, glasses, forks,
etc. after a meal.
6.When I’ve done my _______________ which involve cleaning the floor and washing the curtain, I
will go out with my friends.
7.In my family, everyone ______________ the household duties. My mother cooks, my father cleans,
my sister does all the laundry and I do the washing - up.
8.In many cultures, a father is the breadwinner, who is responsible _____________ the family finances.
9.A variety of people do not realize the ______________ benefits of joining hands to do housework in a
family.
10.At school, Jack is very ________________ with his teachers and friends. He likes to meet and spend
time with them.
2. Match each word/phrase on the left with its description on the right.

1. vulnerable a.being of equal weight or force

2. nurture b. consisting of three or even four generations
3. extended family c. needing effort and energy to move
4. heavy lifting d. taking care of, feeding and protecting
5. balance e. easy to be hurt
3. Word formation: Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. To be fair, we need to divide the tasks----------(equal)
2.My mom and dad are checking the ………….for their gold wedding anniversary. (prepare)
3.Heavy lifting is an action which requires ……………strength, (physic)
4.It is good for them as individuals and good for all the …………………within the family. (relate)
5. ……………say that a lot of young people are not aware of these advantages. (Psychology)
6.Her ……………..to the company is enormous, (contribute)
7. In order to maintain peace, we should not be……………….of each other, (criticize)
8.I want to see the very cute and lovely children at……………….schools, (nurse)
9.Mary and her husband always join hands in ………………..their daughters, (educate)
10.A person will be considered………………….if he or she does not take good care of his or her
parents or grandparents.(grate)
4. Choose the best answer.
1.Women whose husbands do not contribute to household chores are more vulnerable to illness. The
underlined word has the closest meaning to:
A. happy B. easy to be hurt C. hard D. friendly
2.Tom: “Which of the chores do you dislike doing the most?”-Jerry: “ _________________”
A.I like cooking and sweeping the floor. B.I do the laundry, cook and wash the dishes.
C.Well, my favorite activity is doing the washing - up.
D.Washing the dishes, because I often break things when I do the washing - up.
3.As a housewife, she stays at home and _________ her children. She takes care of them, feeds them
and protects them to develop.
Anurtures B. nurture C . nature D. natures
4.It is unfair to state that a woman’s job is to look ______ everyone in the family and takes care ______
the house.
A.in - on B.after-in C. of - of DD. after - of
5.“The lecturer splits the students into four groups” has the closest meaning to:
A.The lecturer divides the students into four groups.
B.The lecturer divided the students into four groups.
C.The lecturer goes into four groups of students.
D.The lecturer went into four groups of students.
6.“They equally share the parenting” has the closest meaning to:
A.They are all unemployed.
B.They take care of each other.
C.They come back home at the same time.
D.They share the housework and childcare evenly.
7. ___________ is the state where things are of equal weight or force.
A. Balance B. Changing C. Moving D. Importance
8.David’s part - time job requires a lot of ___________Therefore, he usually carries the boxes weighing
up to 50 kilos and he needs effort and energy to move them.
A. light lifting B . easy carrying C.heavy liftingD. simple chores
9.According to a survey, a lot of young people prefer to live in ________ families which consist of
parents and children.
A. nuclear B. extended C. three generation D. four generation
10.The _________ family, which consists of three or even four generations is only popular in some
regions today.
A. nuclear B.extended C. intended D. small
11. I can’t answer the phone now. I _______ dinner.
A. cook B. cooking C.am cooking D.cooks
12. Excuse me, _________ you _______ your newspaper? Could I borrow it?
A. are - read B. are - reading C.do - reading D.do -read
13.My mum usually __________ the washing - up.
A. do B. doing C.is doing D. does
14. I am afraid he can’t go out with you right now. He _________ his car.
A. repair B. repairs C.repairing D. is repairing
15. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
A.cereal B. critical C. create D. crack
16. We ____________ how to use energy more efficiently now than in the past.
A.knows B . are knowing C. knowing D. know
17.Choose the answer which needs correcting.
As the air is rising(A),it becomes cooler(B) and the water vapor inside it (C) changes into droplets
of(D).
18.Choose the answer which needs correcting.
From (A) the graphs, we can see(B) that the number of employees employed (C) by this firm increases
(D)each year.
19.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
A.cook B. December C. decide D. cereal
20.Choose the answer which needs correcting.
I wear (A)casual clothes because we (B)are having a (C) party at (D) lunchtime.
5. Rearrange the words/phrases to make meaningful sentences.
1.is / at the moment. / The / improving / financial / company’s / situation /
………………………………………………………….
2.want/ the / Be / to / quiet! / hear / I / news.
………………………………………………………….
3.retiring / Linda / is / of / thinking / early / she/ anymore./ because / isn’t / happy / at work /
………………………………………………………….
4.of / The / wild / number / falling./ butterflies / is
………………………………………………………….
5.oil supplies / Some experts / say / will / the next 20 years./ start / to fall / within / that /
………………………………………………………….

6. Read the passage and choose the best answer.

Todays _______ (1) for measurable childhood success-from the Common Core to college placement-
have chased ________ (2)chores from the to-do lists of many young people. In a survey of1,001U.S.
adults released last fall by Braun Research, 82% reported having regular chores growing up, but only
28% said that they require their own children to do them. With students _________ (3)pressure to learn
Mandarin, run the chess club or get a varsity letter, chores have fallen victim to the imperatives of
resume-build- ing-though it is hardly clear that such activities are a better use of their time.
“Parents today want their kids spending time on things that can bring ________ (4) success, but
ironically, we’ve stopped doing one thing that’s actually been a proven predictor of success-and that’s
household chores,” says Richard Rende, a developmental psychologist in Paradise Valley, Ariz., and co-
author of the forthcoming book “RaisingCan-Do Kids.” Decades of studies _______ (5) the benefits of
chores-academically, emotionally and even professionally.
By JENNIFER BREHENY WALLACE
1. A. demand B. demands C. interest D. interests
2. A. household B. social C. breadwinner D. society
3. A. on B. for C.of D. under
4. A. him B. it C. them D. they
5. A. show B. showing C. shows D. is showing
6.How many percent of U.S. adults require their own children to do household chores?
A 82 B.28 C.100 D.54
7.What do parents today want their kids to spend time on?
A. things that can bring them success B. things that they can C. leisure D. sports